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VILLIAM HORNIOH, OF NE\VARK, NEW JERSEY, AND RUDOLPH LIEBMANN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR COVERING BUTTON-MOLDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 52,1 l l, dated June 16, 1874; application tiled. May 25, 1874.

To all Whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM HoRNIcn, of Newark, New Jersey, and RUDOLPH LIEB- MANN, of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Covering Button-Molds; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention is designed to facilitate the operation of making covered buttons-that is, buttons such as areA generally used upon ladies dresses, and covered with the same lnaterial, the molds being usually made of wood. rIhe button itself' also being novel in its construction, will form tlie subject-matter of another application.

This invention consists in a post, A, provided with a suitable support, B, said sup.

port also forming' a shoulder, a, about two inches, more or le'ss, below the top of the post, the object of which will be hereinafter ex plained. The'top of the post is made concave v to correspond with the convex surface of the button-mold, although a mold having a flat surface can be usedjust as well. The circumference of the post must also correspond with that of the button-mold. An adjustable sleeve, C, fits snugly around the post A and against the shoulder a., anthextends to the top of the post, and over all is fitted an Iadjustable cap, D, having a hole in the top corresponding in size to the cap or back plate of the button, all substantially as shown.

The machine is operated as follows First, the cap D being removed, the sleeve C is raised so that its top projects about a quarter of an inch above the top of the post A. The material of which the' button is to be covered is then placed on top of the sleeve, and the button-mold is placed thereon. with the convex side down, and with the thumb or finger pressed int-o the cavity until it rests on the top vof the post A, which forces the covering to close up around the button-mold, smooth and tight. The cap is then adjusted on the top of the sleeve, and pressed firmly down until the sleeve rests upon the shoulder a. rlhe inner edge of the hole through the top of the cap is tapered, so that as the cap is thus, pressed down it forces the edges of the covering material inward on the back of the button-mold. rlhis being done the cap or back of the button, which is made of thin sheet metal, concave, and has a hole in the center, is inserted into the hole in the cap with the con cave side down, and pressed down upon the button. A punch, E, the end being concave to correspond with the shape ot' the buttoncap, is then inserted into the hole, the concave end resting upon the said button-cap, and striking the punch a smart blow with the hand or a light hammer the button-cap is forced down upon the covering, and the mold, having a recess to fit the cap, is jammed therein sufficiently tight to retain it temporarily. The cap D is then removed and the eye of the button, which is provided with a screw-shank, is then inserted through the hole in the button-cap, and screwed into the button-mold, which securely fastens both thc cap andthe covering.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The post A, the sleeve C, the cap D, and punch E, when constructed and operated substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own invention we afx hereto our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM HOB-NICE. RUDOLPH LIEBMANN. Wi tnesscs:

JOHN W. GoLLrNs, GEO. H. WILSON. 

